Fatal crash profile · Model

Nissan Altima

Compared with Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
4,243
Fatal crashes
4,206
Deaths inside
2,737
Other deaths
2,087

Between 2020 and 2024, 4,243 vehicles described as Nissan Altima were involved in 4,206 fatal crashes in the United States. 2,737 people died inside these vehicles and 2,087 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 830
2021 958
2022 906
2023 826
2024 723

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

57%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 557 390
2021 662 439
2022 567 471
2023 512 414
2024 439 373

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

59%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Nissan Altima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.5% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 19.5% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 59.2% 53.3% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 3,132
Cloudy 519
Rain 325
Fog, Smog, Smoke 47
Snow 18

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 1,684
Dark - Lighted 1,165
Dark - Not Lighted 1,110
Dusk 106
Dawn 90

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Florida 459
Texas 454
California 439
Georgia 246
Tennessee 233
North Carolina 203
South Carolina 156
Alabama 156
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 135

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Nissan Altima by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 11, 2021 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 2
Dec 10, 2021 Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1
Dec 10, 2021 Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia 1
Dec 9, 2021 Okeechobee County, Florida 1
Dec 8, 2021 Sullivan County, Tennessee 1
Dec 8, 2021 Clay County, Mississippi 1
Dec 8, 2021 Athens, Limestone County, Alabama 1
Dec 7, 2021 Overton, Smith County, Texas 1
Dec 7, 2021 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Dec 7, 2021 Merced, Merced County, California 1
Dec 6, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Dec 5, 2021 Robeson County, North Carolina 1
Dec 5, 2021 West Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey 1
Dec 5, 2021 North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 1
Dec 4, 2021 Jasper County, South Carolina 3
Dec 4, 2021 Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 4, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Dec 3, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 2, 2021 Belton, Bell County, Texas 1
Dec 1, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 1, 2021 Harper County, Kansas 1
Nov 30, 2021 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 29, 2021 Wood County, Texas 1
Nov 29, 2021 Town of Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 29, 2021 Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia 1

Compare Nissan Altima with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.